A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found inside a filing cabinet in North Carolina sold Thursday for millions of dollars at an auction in the state.
One bidder forked over more than $9 million for the founding document — which sold within seven minutes, Brunk Auctions owner Andrew Brunk confirmed to CBS News.
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution forgotten inside a filing cabinet sells for $9 million at auction. https://t.co/Z0acnvPzWA
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“To go from a filing cabinet in Edenton, North Carolina to being sold for $11 million is quite the journey,” the auction owner said.
Bids flooded in at $500,000 intervals, according to the outlet. Approximately ten bids were placed on the phone, two bids were online, and one buyer attended the North Carolina auction in person, Brunk said.
The anonymous winner paid a final price of $11,070.00 including…
